Pr. Pokkuluri et J. Trotter, STRUCTURE OF A CYCLOPROPAPENTALENE PHOTOLYSIS PRODUCT OF A DIBENZOBARRELENE ESTER LACTONE, Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 50, 1994, pp. 281-283
Photolysis of the dibenzobarrelene ester lactone, C21H16O4 (1), can pr
oduce several products, the structure of one of which, 8b-methyl c,8d-
tetrahydrodibenzo[a,f]cyclopropa[cd]pentalene -8b,8c-dicarboxylate car
bolactone (2), has been determined by X-ray methods. The molecule of (
2) contains a three-membered ring and has geometry and dimensions simi
lar to those of related materials.